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February 16, 2018 - BioTek makes it even easier for laboratories to transition into automated digital microscopy with the new, fully integrated Lionheart™ LX Automated Microscope. The affordable and compact Lionheart LX offers high contrast brightfield, color brightfield and fluorescence imaging with up to 100x air and oil immersion magnification. Users can automatically image microplates, slides, cell culture dishes and flasks with ease. Read more

January 23, 2018 - BioTek Instruments, Inc., a leader in life science imaging, detection, liquid handling, and automation solutions, celebrates its 50-year anniversary. Founded in 1968 by renowned scientist Dr. Norman Alpert, BioTek builds on a long legacy of application-focused innovation, design, manufacturing and service. Its products are used extensively within the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry and foremost academic research institutions. “For 50 years, the BioTek team has been building tools that unlock the mysteries of life”, President and CEO Briar Alpert commented. “It’s an exciting time for BioTek! I want to thank our employees and loyal customers for turning my father’s vision into the global enterprise BioTek is today.” Read more

January 16, 2018 - A wealth of fun activities, informative presentations and more are planned as BioTek kicks off their 50th anniversary at the SLAS 2018 Conference and Exhibition in San Diego, CA from February 3-7. Visit BioTek at booth #1119 for robust instrumentation and software designed to improve assay workflow efficiencies, or visit one of their many exhibiting reagent and automation technology partners to see their products in action. Read more

BioTek is a family-run organization with origins dating back to 1968. This year we celebrate 50 years of Passion & Innovation. Click to view a historical timeline of BioTek's milestones since entering the life science market.

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Scientific Posters

Live Cell Assay Automation

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Affordable live cell automation is an enigma in the realm of drug discovery biomedical research. Modular robotic systems, historically designed with high throughput screening as their focus, often consist of a crane or articulating arm that picks and places microplates from a number of process specific instruments to carry out the workflow of assays. By their nature these systems are generally quite large and expensive, requiring specialized rooms or custom chambers with HEPA filters to maintain sterility when running live cell assays. Compact automated low throughput systems have also been developed primarily with ELISA reactions in mind. These systems generally are limited in regards to assay flexibility, with minimal capacity for reagent addition and fixed incubation temperatures and no environmental gas or humidity control. While suitable for ELISA they make a poor choice for automated live cell assays.

To address the need of an assay workstation that is both flexible and affordable, yet provides the means to run live cell assays BioTek has developed the BioSpa™ 8 Automated Incubator. The BioSpa 8 links BioTek readers or imagers together with washers and dispensers for full workflow automation of up to 8 microplates. Real time control and continuous temperature, CO2/O2 and humidity level monitoring; along with lid handling ensure an ideal environment for cell cultures during all experiment stages, with minimal manual intervention. BioSpa’s software, which features customizable text or email notifications and alerts, also relieves the need for onsite monitoring. The software’s session timelines and environmental reports allow quick scrutiny of the process and system status. BioSpa 8 automates assay workflows by repeated manipulation and storage of microplates containing live cells or temperature sensitive reagents. Its size is such that it, along with a liquid handler and reader/imager, can be placed inside a conventional 6-foot biosafety cabinet.

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BioTek Instruments, Inc., headquartered in Winooski, VT, USA, is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of innovative life science instrumentation. These products enable life science research by providing high performance, cost-effective analysis and quantification of biomolecules, biomolecular interactions and cellular structure and function across diverse applications. BioTek espouses a "Think Possible" approach that sets the tone for fresh ideas, unsurpassed customer service and original innovations.